Best Friend Magazine Announces Tonari 801 Spinoff Manga

Humberto Saabedra

tonariThe makaronisan blog is reporting that Best Friend magazine has announced a spinoff of the Tonari 801chan manga involving her younger sister Hana-chan with the announced title being “Tonari no Hana-chan (Kari)”.  The script will be written by Furukawa Kou of Freedom Footmark Days, and art will be handled by Minakata Sunao.

Tonari 801chan was itself based on a webcomic written by blogger Ajiko Kojima centering on his relationship with his yaoi-obsessed girlfriend that soon has her obsession manifest itself as a furry green monster.

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